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So we want to stock up on anything we would possibly or likely need for our rabbits while we have extra means to do so. So far on my list is stocking up on more hay to supply us through winter, nail clippers (since the ones I used to have disappeared in the move), and pills for de-worming in case I need them. What other things would you recommend to have on hand, for first aid or just generally for raising rabbits?

As of now, we have a good stock of pellets, some hay, BOSS, formula for baby rabbits, an extra cage, and some extra feeders and waterers.

Nu-Stock, Blu-Kote, and Vetericyn for wounds.Betadine (Surgical Scrub and non-sudsing varieties) for disinfecting wounds.Scalpel blades and syringes.Injectable penicillin. More for us if something catastrophic happens- I have never used it on an animal.Gauze and Vetwrap.Tums for kindling does.Chewable Vitamin C and chewable Echinacea tabs for immune support.Colloidial Silver.Diatomaceaous Earth for Insect control. It is great for fleas and mites, and I add it to their feed for intestinal parasites.Liquid Ivomec Sheep Drench as a last resort against intestinal parasites.Probiotic Paste for weaning enteritis.White vinegar for disinfecting cages and nests.Goat formula for hand feeding kits.

There may be more- our pharmacopeia covers a broad spectrum of animals.

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Proud new owner of the highly coveted Get-away-with-it-card! (Homer's gift to me in a feeble attempt to curry favor and avoid the ban hammer.)

I stumbled across this, for more "natural" medicines. Also read a tip that says to give rabbits mint on hot days, as it cools them down. (Still learning, so I'm very interested, but taking with a grain of salt until I find additional sources to verify.)

Manuka honey— for dressing wounds- its one of the only safe things that kills bacteria without causing tissue damage. Doctors are beginning to use it on bed sores and wounds that won't heal in humans. I read a post where a long time breeder in New Zealand has abscesses and eye infections in rabbits with much success.

I used betadine on a wound and I could just see it kill the tissue- then i read a bunch of medical posts mostly doctors and nurses posting saying not to use it on wounds- it kills the cells that form to heal wounds so if you put betadine on a wound you create a wound that will not heal. Then I found other medical studies for dressing wounds with manuka honey- seriously its one of the only substances that kills bacteria without killing the cells that heal the wounds.

The proper protocol nurses and doctors use for open wounds is washing out with saline and covering with bandage- they strongly recommend against using iodine, betadine, hydrogen peroxide etc...

Add Chlorahexadine to that list.. I swear by the stuff for almost everything.. I use it to clean everything, antibiotic, wound cleaner.. it does it all and has saved a lot of animals I've worked with..